Medication Take Back Day will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This event will help people properly dispose of unwanted, unused or expired medications. Medication Take Back Day is held so people can avoid drugs being stolen and illegally sold, poisoning of children and pets if they find and swallow drugs and to help reduce contamination of soil and drinking water.

The event is a partnership of Memorial Health System, The Right Path for Washington County, the Washington County Sheriff’s Department, Area Agency on Aging and RSVP. Volunteers will be located at the collection sites to assist with and collect the medications. The collection sites are:

Belpre Senior Center, Belpre

Corner of Second and Putnam Streets, Marietta

White Oak Pharmacy, Barlow

Fort Frye High School, Beverly

Buckeye Hills / Area Agency on Aging, Reno

Devola Medical Center Parking Lot, Devola

Hardwood Components, Inc., New Matamoras

For more information on the Medication Take Back Day event, contact the Washington County Sheriff’s Office at (740) 376-7070, extension 0.

The Memorial Health System: The Memorial Health System is a not-for-profit integrated health system governed by a volunteer board of community members that are committed to providing comprehensive services that meet the needs of our region. We are a network of services provided by over 2,500 employees and include two hospitals, outpatient service sites and provider clinics. We partner with our providers to deliver quality care and service with an additional focus on medical education and community service. You can learn more by visiting www.mhsystem.org.

About our Wait Times

ER and Physicians Care Express wait times are approximate and provided for informational purposes only. If you are having a medical emergency, call 911.

Our wait times are updated every 15 minutes. The wait time provided displays the amount of time (in minutes) that it takes for a patient to see a qualified medical professional from the time of their arrival at the Emergency Room or Physicians Care Express location. The wait time displayed represents a rolling-average of the previous 120-minutes for all patients who are currently visiting our Emergency Room or Physicians Care Express locations.